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Yuko

The sound of cracking bone and splattering blood rang out in the subway terminal as Yuko's foot crashed into the man's face and his skull caved. She came full around with her kick and her opponent went spinning sideways through the air and crashed into the ground arms and legs flailing, body flipping end over end before coming to rest a good five feet away. Yuko half expected the man to rise again, but he showed no signs of movement. Yuko sighed after a few minutes as she hadn't realized that she'd been holding her breath. She turned and went to retrieve her sword, placing both hands on the hilt and lifting it into the air. I wonder what I should do with this thing. I don't really want to get rid of it, but I can't just walk out of here with a giant, feather sword, she thought to herself. As soon as she thought of it the sword started dematerializing in her hands and Yuko almost panicked. "No, no no no no, oh no I broke it. Come back. Please don't disappear again!" Yuko cried and as if listening to her pleas the sword was once again whole. Yuko blinked at the sword and all at once it clicked. "It listened to me. Disappear! she said willing the blade to vanish and it did just that, disappearing as if it had never been. Yuko decided it was time to leave the terminal and headed up the stairs toward Harajuku hoping that no one had stuck around after everything that happened.


Adrian

Adrian was getting closer to Tokyo Tower and just passing Harajuku street when he noticed that things were strangely quiet. It was already dark and the street lights lit the way down the road. This is really weird. I've never heard of the street being completely clear in Tokyo. Even at night there are usually some people out, Adrian thought to himself. He looked around trying to see anyone around and when he came up empty he started getting nervous. There was usually a reason for things like this. Some kind of accident, an evacuation of the area, maybe the people ran from something; Adrian speculated with all of these possibilities. That's when he spotted someone coming out of the Harajuku subway terminal. It was Suzuhara-san from school. She looked like she'd been in a bar brawl and her clothes were torn to shreds. Without thinking twice Adrian ran across the street thinking to help her. "Suzuhara!" he called and she looked up at him startled and wide eyed. "What happened Suzuhara-san?" Adrian asked stopping in front of her.

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you. I'm not sure if I believe it myself. I-It just all happened so fast," she told him and even as she talked Adrian could tell she was becoming more distraught and tears began forming in her eyes. Suddenly she wrapped her arms around him and buried her face in his chest.

"I was really scared Dark-kun!" she sobbed.

All Adrian could do is return the embrace and attempt to calm her down. "It's ok now. Your safe. Tell me what happened, Suzuhara-san," Adrian said trying to get her story from her as well as soothe her.

"Yuko," she replied.

"Huh?" Adrian asked dumbfounded.

"My name, call me Yuko," she said.

"Yuko it is then," Adrian replied.